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Jerod Mayo's move to head coach created an opening at linebacker for the New England Patriots. Former teammate Dont'a Hightower will be joining the staff to take it.
Former Patriots linebacker Dont'a Hightower is returning to New England as the Patriots' new linebackers coach, his agency announced Friday. Hightower follows in the footsteps of his former teammate and coach, Jerod Mayo, who returned to the organization five years ago as an assistant. As the Patriots' new head coach, Mayo has completed his defensive staff by hiring Hightower to the last vacancy on that side of the ball.
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He is the youngest of Bill Belichick's two sons, both of whom served on the Patriots' coaching staff the last several years. Brian and Steve Belichick were offered the chance to stay in New England under new head coach Jerod Mayo, but Steve opted to accept a defensive coordinator at the University of Washington earlier this week.